Small businesses have many challenges to be successful. It can be an exciting experience to start a business and do something that you love. The reality comes in getting your message out and bring the paying customers in. Getting marketing advice can be an expensive proposition and every penny counts to a small business. Be Heard Day is the day to make things a little easier!
The task of getting the message of a small business through all the noise of bigger companies and their marketing machines could be described as herculean. Local and small businesses are sometimes not even noticed by those who live near them because of this. Marketing and Business Strategist Shannon Cherry saw this problem and decided to do something about it. She created Be Heard Day in 2004 and since then has been making a difference to many small business owners.
Her goal for Be Heard Day reportedly is to make it a “give away day," a day where she and other business and marketing professionals offer their services and knowledge for free. How amazing this that? Being able to get advice from these professionals could mean the difference between complete failure or shinning success for some small businesses!
Consumer or Owner, Be Heard Day is a great time to make connections. Thanks to Shannon Cherry, there are many options for advice that previously may not have been available to those who are following their dream running a small business.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) A small French bagpipe operated with a bellows and having a soft sound. | ||
| Synonyms: | shepherd's pipe | ||
| Usage: | The young man was adept at the musette and would play it during celebrations. | ||
Idiom of the Day
honorable mention— A recognition or citation of merit given to a contestant, exhibition, entry, etc., in a competition despite that person or thing not being awarded a prize or top honor. Primarily heard in US. |
History
Alexander Graham Bell Awarded US Patent for Telephone (1876)
Originally an audiologist, professor, and teacher of the deaf, Bell became interested in the idea of transmitting sound waves by wire when he misread a thesis by a German physicist. He mistakenly believed that the thesis implied such a transmission was possible. It did not, but Bell's idea was sound. Later, he described his mistranslation as a "valuable blunder." Three days after receiving a patent for his device, he spoke the first sentence ever transmitted by telephone.
Luther Burbank (1849)
| The 13th child of a Massachusetts farmer, Burbank received little formal education, yet he went on to become a groundbreaking horticulturist. Influenced by Charles Darwin's writings, he began breeding plants at age 21. The rapid success of his Burbank potato, the russet variety of which is now the most widely-grown potato in the US, allowed him to move to California and establish an experimental farm, where he developed more than 800 varieties of plants. |
Burbank Day
| The birthday of naturalist and plant breeder Luther Burbank (1849-1926) is observed in California in much the same way Arbor Day is observed in other states—that is, with activities promoting the value of natural resources and the protection of trees and birds. Burbank moved from his native Massachusetts to Santa Rosa, California, in 1875 and spent the rest of his life there experimenting with new varieties of fruits, flowers, and vegetables. On March 7, a birthday and Arbor Day celebration is held at the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens. |
Hearing Loss May Double in the US by 2060, Study Warns
| As the U.S. population ages, millions more will face the prospect of losing their hearing, researchers report. |
Hearing loss may double in the U.S. by 2060, study warns
0322 BC - Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, died.
1854 - Charles Miller received a patent for the sewing machine.
1906 - Finland granted women the right to vote.
1911 - Willis Farnworth patented the coin-operated locker.
1933 - The board game Monopoly was invented.
1955 - "Peter Pan" was presented as a television special for the first time.
1955 - Phyllis Diller made her debut at the Purple Onion in San Francisco, CA.
1987 - Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight titleholder when he beat James Smith in a decision during a 12-round fight in Las Vegas, NV.
2009 - NASA's Kepler Mission, a space photometer for searching for extrasolar planets in the Milky Way galaxy, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
READERS INFO
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2. Edinburgh Yarn Festival
10th/11th March 2017
The UK's Premier Urban Hand-Knitting Show
The Podcast Lounge will be open on both days from 10am for general socializing, so just pop in with your knitting and meet podcasters and listeners for a chat. We have also put together a few sessions for you and created a schedule so you can plan your visit around classes and marketplace!
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Pictures of the day
Marriott Henry Brosius (1843–1901) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. A Civil War veteran, in 1868 he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was elected to the 51st United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1889, until his death.
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Clover Family Pattern
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St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Free Crochet Pattern
Easy to follow pattern for a shamrock FREE crochet pattern! Step-by-step instructions with pictures included!
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thanks, Clara
crochet
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Draft Dodger
RECIPE
thanks, Shelley
CROCKPOT RECIPE
SWEETS
OATMEAL CHEWS
ADULT COLORING
CRAFTS
Polka Dot Vases
Wrap yarn around old milk cartons, and make the polka dots by spiraling yarn in various places around the box.
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
Hanger Inspiration Board
Cover clothing hangers in yarn for a unique inspiration board (attach photos with painted clothing pins).
PUZZLE
Two Pins Jigsaw Puzzle
WORD SEARCH
| assist better build bunch cared clean clear cluck | dash debut dream family fight first flesh guess held | island just larceny lore meeting night | pare performance point probably rare return rude shake shape shark | shelf shoot short shrimp skull stand steal story tong under |
QUOTE
At a construction site one day at lunchtime, three men were all sitting down to eat their lunches. The first man opens up his lunch pail to find a PB&J sandwich. "PB&J AGAIN! I swear, if I have to eat this one more time I'm going to jump off this DAMN building!"
The second guy opens up his lunch box to find a tuna sandwich. " TUNA AGAIN! If I have to eat another one of these stinking things again I’m going to jump off with you!"
The third guy looks inside his box and sees a bologna sandwich and screams, "HELL, bologna again, well, if I get this again, I'll jump off this building with ya!"
Well, the next day all three guys find the same types of sandwiches in their containers so they all leave notes as to why they jumped and then jump off. At the funerals the new widows are all sitting together. The first man's wife cries, "If only he had told me, I would have fixed something else."
The second mans wife says "It wouldn't have been a problem...I thought he liked tuna."
But the third guys wife sat their dumbfounded and said " well I just...just...don't understand! He made his own lunch!"
CLEVER
HOW TO KITCHENER STITCH with
KNITTING NEEDLES
KNITTING NEEDLES
Step 1:
techknittingWrap (bring) the working yarn around to the front of the work. NOTE that the working yarn passes UNDER the two left needles, and UNDER the right working needle. Insert the right working needle into the first stitch (green) on the left front needle, and use the working yarn to PURL this first stitch. Draw the working yarn backwards (away from you) all the way through this stitch until the end of the working yarn pops free. The loose end of the working yarn (red) will now be in the area between the left needles. The stitch (green) which you were working is now fully bound off. Push this stitch off the left front needle.
Step 2:
The working yarn should now be in the area between the left front and left rear needles. Insert the right working needle into the next stitch (purple)--which is the second stitch on the left front needle. Use the working yarn to KNIT this stitch. Draw the working yarn forward (towards you) all the way through this stitch until the end of the working yarn pops free of the stitch. The loose end of the working yarn (red) will now be in the front of the work. The stitch (purple) you were working on is only half bound off--you must leave this stitch on the left front needle.
Step 3:
Wrap the working yarn around to the back of the work. NOTE that the working yarn again passes UNDER all the needles on its trip to the back of the work. Insert the right working needle into first stitch on the left rear needle (blue) and use the working yarn to KNIT this stitch. Draw working yarn forward all the way through this stitch until the end of the working yarn pops free. The loose end of the working yarn (red) will now be in the area between the two left needles. The stitch (blue) you were working is fully bound off--push this stitch off the left rear needle.
Step 4:
The working yarn should be in the area between the left front and left rear needles. Insert the right working needle into the second stitch on the left rear needle (teal) and use the working yarn to PURL this stitch. Draw the working yarn backwards all the way through this stitch until the end of the working yarn pops free. The loose end of the working yarn (red) will now be at the back of the work. The stitch (teal) you were working is only half bound off--you must leave this stitch on the left rear needle.
These four steps are repeated again and again to create a Kitchener stitched seam. If you want to chant the steps to yourself as you work, here is the mantra
These four steps are repeated again and again to create a Kitchener stitched seam. If you want to chant the steps to yourself as you work, here is the mantra
- Step 1: Purl front, push the stitch off
- Step 2: Knit front, leave the stitch on
- Step 3: Knit rear, push the stitch off
- Step 4: Purl rear, leave the stitch on
Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:"Dr. Jones, at your cervix.”In a Podiatrist's office:"Time wounds all heels.”On a Septic Tank Truck:Yesterday's Meals on WheelsAt an Optometrist's Office:"If you don't see what you're looking for,You've come to the right place.”On a Plumber's truck :"We repair what your husband fixed.”On another Plumber's truck:"Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber.”At a Tyre Shop in Milwaukee :"Invite us to your next blowout.”On an Electrician's truck:"Let us remove your shorts.”In a Non-smoking Area:"If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and will take appropriate action.”On a Maternity Room door:"Push. Push. Push.”At a Car Dealership:"The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.”Outside a Muffler Shop:"No appointment necessary. We hear you coming.”In a Veterinarian's waiting room:"Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!”At the Electric Company:"We would be delighted if you send in your payment on time.However, if you don't, YOU will be de-lighted.”In a Restaurant window:"Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up.”In the front yard of a Funeral Home:"Drive carefully. We'll wait.”At a Propane Filling Station:"Thank Heaven for little grills.”In a Chicago Radiator Shop:"Best place in town to take a leak.”Sign on the back of another Septic Tank Truck:"Caution - This Truck is full of Political Promises"
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